Santillana de Mar and Comillas, Spain 2005-2008

Santillana del Mar - "Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.

Eden Project, Cornwall

Eden Project - "The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the town of St Blazey and 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall.^[2]

The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species,^[3] and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment."

Cornwall

We spent time exploring the Southern Cornish coast in May 2008.

This county's countryside really lends itself to myths and legends, echoes of smuggling with its craggy coastline. It was here that we unexpectedly and rather randomly stumbled across the origins of the Cottle family. 

Istanbul, Turkey

We spent a week in Istanbul during April 2008.

Again, it was exciting to learn about the culture and history of this lovely city.

I found the city rather overwhelmingly busy as I have never been one for crowds, but despite this I enjoyed the visit - the length of time was just right.

Relationships

Karma plays a big role in our relationships - no matter who it is with - extended family, work colleagues, or friends. Karma is ruled by the law of cause and effect.

Underlying these relationships is our relationship with ourself, which is, by far, the most important of all.

As we ascend we are bringing ourselves into back into balance and as we do so the law of cause and effect will have less of a hold over us.

Namibia, Africa

This is where I spent the last 5 years of my schooling, i.e. teenage years.

It is here that I grew to love the outdoor life, camping (sans tent) under the starlit skies (I've not seen skies quite like it since), beautiful sunsets, wildlife spotting (we spent many a school holiday in Etosha National Park), collecting crystals that were in abundance, the magnificent landscape of this vast unpopulated country (stark at times, but stunning). Other memories - welwitschias, petrified forest, amazing sand dunes, blue blue sky, an abundance of space and wildlife.